Diocese of Río Gallegos
Rivogallaecen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Río Gallegos, Argentina
Latin rite diocese established by Pope John XXIII in 1961, covering Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego and the South Atlantic territories. It is a suffragan see of Bahia Blanca and is led by Bishop Ignacio Damian Medina, appointed in 2023.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 10 April 1961
- Latin
- Rivogallaecen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint John Bosco
- Annuario code
- 001002756
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 240,000
- Population
- 303,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 79.2%
- Priests
- 24
- Catholics per priest
- 10,000
- Extent
- 265,614 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.9
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Ignacio Damian Medina
- Born
- 17 March 1967
- Birthplace
- Tandil
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Lujan stands in Río Gallegos, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Bahia Blanca
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Bahia Blanca.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Alto Valle del Río NegroAlto Valle del Río Negro
- Diocese of San Carlos de BarilocheSan Carlos de Bariloche
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.